Table, stand, and the like.



E. WANNER. TABLE, STAND, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 16. I917.

Patented J1me 4, 1918.

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APPLICATION FILED APR. 16. 19H.

PatentedJune 4, 1918.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

TABLE, STAND, AND THE LIKE.

Patented June a, rare.

Application *filed April 16, 1917. Serial N 0. 162,361.

Tm/ZZZ whomc't may concern:

Be it known that I, Enwn'wP. WANNER, a citizen of the United- States, residin at New Yorkcity, in the=county of New 'ork and'State-of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tables, Stands, and the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of tables, stands and the like Which are characterized bya single pillar or ipedestal, a {top mad-e usually of several pieces of wood or the like, and means to secure the top ;upon

"the head of the pillar in such manner that not only the topgas 'a whole with respect itO but its component parts with relation to each other are fixed. Myinvention is directed to' iinproving'the said means i by obtaining permanent and absolute Tigldity as between :thetop and the pillar and as between the parts of the top,-'together with simplicity of "construction, facility of assembling-the Ql'OIHQHlZSOf :the table or stand, and an appreciablesaving in the manufacturing cost. Since the "tops of tables or stands are usually made ofseveral wooden plates, any invention especially contemplates a more or less broad-faced batten to be secured flat against the under face ofthe top by screwsor other securing devices for drawing and thus holding rigidly thereagainst each-such board or plate seas to preventthe curling up of the to as the result ofwarping.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure .1 is aperspective .view ofithe improved table 0r stand einbodying one form of "the invention; I Fig. 2 is an underneath plan of the top andtopsupporting structure, the pillar api-pearing in section;

Fig.8is'a perspective view of the metallic member of said structure, the'batten member appearing in dotted outline;

Fig. 4 isa side elevation ottsaidmetallic membery'the batten member appearing in section;

IFi 5"is a anemberon line 5-50f Fig. 4;

. againstcurlinge'. 6., keeps grasping its ;top, to

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sectional view of the -nietallic Figs. 6 and]? are sideelevations of;aniother form of :the invention;

Fig. 8 issan underneath iplan thereof and,

Figs. 9 and r10 shoW the ,pillarand cross piece appearing in Figs. 6, 7 andS.

(dis a 1pillar or pedestal, preferahly square ,in cross-section, at leastat its upper endor head, 6 its base,-.and 0 angular {reinforcing unembers connecting the pillar with ,the ,base.

The form and construction of the standard ithusxaiford'ed' are not material, ,though I prefer to have itsupper end or head square, or atileast angular, in cross-section, asindicated, fora purpose (to be explained. d denotes (the top, formed gintheexa nple illustrated of several ,plates or boards of wood. V p

e is a batten, ,preferably of wood secured by screws 7", or other securin -devi'ces,,to.the under side of each of the fioards forming the topwl, it being arran ed transverselyof said boards ,and hence oi -the grain (thereof.

When the batten has been secured .to the several boards-or plates forming the top it preventseach from responding to the tendency to warp and so maintains ,the top it true toa per- .fect plane. The batten ,iniparts to ;the top a-substantially unitary and perfectly rigid 1 character,

thereto so that the connection will bestrong and durable, notwithstanding such ,not 41nusual strains :as 01": a person sitting or leaning upon the top. atthe edge thereof or moving the tableabout from ,placeto place by which end the top should-beproof against tilting either lengthwise orcrosswise ofithe batten and should further benon-rotatively held with respect to the pillar, I aprovidemheimemberg now reference beingfirst had to Figs. lito 5 of the drawings.

Said member in the present instance isa metallic roasting formed with, a central vertical socket 7t whose aperture 2' is square and shaped to snugly [fit the square upper moreover, notwithstanding its composite v construction.

g I provide a wooden crosspiece Q arrange end of the pillar when the same is fitted thereinto as shown in Fig. 2, and with two arms 7' projecting laterally from said socket in opposite directions, being reinforced by the webs is joining their under sides with the adjoining faces of the socket. The top of the socket and the top portions of the arms ad'acent thereto are depressed to form an angu ar recess Z having substantially the same cross-sectional dimensions as the batten. Outwardly of such recess the top surfaces of the arms j lie in the same horizontal plane from end to end. Projecting from the socket in opposite directions, at right angles to the arms, are two cheeks m, whose upper faces are in the same horizontal plane-coincident with the top of the socket (i. 6., bottom of the recess Z) they may be reinforced by the webs n, joining their under sides with the adjoining faces of the socket. The socket, in the sides thereof which have the cheeks m projecting therefrom, together with the arms and said cheeks, are provided with holes 0 for screws or other securing devices 20.

The member 9, thus formed, is fitted over the upper end of the pillar and secured thereto by the screws 19 driven through the holes 0 in the socket into the pillar, whereupon the assembled top and batten are superimposed on member 9 and secured by other screws 10, driven into them through the holes 0 in the arms 3' and cheeks m of the member 9.

In many cases the pillar, member 9 and batten member 6 may be assembled first, and then the top placed in position and secured by the screws 7.

In Figs. 6 to 10 the parts a, d, 6 remain the same. But instead of the metallic member in a vertical plane and intersecting the batten 6, having a recess 1 in which the batten snugly fits in such manner that their top faces are flush; the cross-piecemay be secured to the top Z by the screws 8. The pillar a has a vertical socket t formed to fit the crosspiece, which it straddles, engaging in and fitting a recess u in the under side thereof, the upper end of the pillar being cut off square and bearing fiat against the under side of the batten. A strong joint between the pillar and cross-piece is thus produced; and the parts are preferably reinforced by angle-irons '22 which are secured in the angles between the sides of the pillar and the under face of the batten by the screws to.

It will be obvious that both the constructions are simple and inexpensive. Further, that because the membersg or q is perfectly rigid with respect to the pillar, being jointed thereto snugly, and the batten member is likewise perfectly rigid with respect to the member 9 or 9, being supported by and secured to the outstanding cheeks m thereof or the angle-irons 'v, and because said members cross each other and thus bear against the under side of the top at four equidistant points well outward of the pillar, the construction is peculiarly solid and substantial, while the warping of the top crosswise of the grain of its component parts is wholly prevented by securing each of the latter to the batten.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a table or stand, the combination of a pillar structure, a top arranged thereabove and a top-supporting structure, one of said structures having a socket receiving and forming a rigid joint with the other and said top supporting structure including two crossed members, one being a batten secured flat against the under face of the top and the other having a recess on top at their intersection receiving the batten member and also bearing against the underface of said top both sides of said recess.

2. In a table or stand, the combination of a pillar, a top arranged thereabove and a top-supporting structure having a socket receiving and forming a rigid joint with the upper end of the pillar and including two crossed members, fiat against the under face of the top and the other having a recess on top at their intersection receiving the batten member and also bearing against the under face of said top both sides of said recess.

3. In a table or stand, the combination of a pillar having its upper end angular in cross-section, a top arranged thereabove and a top-supporting structure having a socket receiving the upper end of the pillar and ind eluding two crossed members, one being a batten secured flat against the under face of the top and the other having a recess on top at their intersection receiving the batten member and also bearing against the under face of saidtop both sides of said recess, said socket being shaped to fit and snugly fitting said angular upper end of the pillar.

4. In a table or stand, the combination of a pillar, a top arranged thereabove, and a top-supporting structure arranged on the upper end of the pillar and including two crossed members, one being a batten secured flat against the under face of the top and the other an integral metallic element formed at its place of intersection with the batten member with a socket receiving the upper end of the pillar and also witha recess on top receiving the batten member, top surfaces of the second-named member both sides of its recess bearing against the under face of said top.

5. In a table or stand, the combination of a pillar, atop arranged thereabove, and a one being a batten secured top-supporting structure arranged on the upper end of the pillar and including: two crossed members, one being a batten secured fiat against the under face of the top and the other an integral metallic element formed at its place of intersection With the batten member with a socket receiving the upper end of the pillar and also With a recess on top receiving the batten member and with lateral projecting batten-supporting cheeks, 10 top surfaces of the second-named member both sides of its recess bearing against the under face of said top.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

EDWIN P. WANNER.

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